Domestic airlines had a lot to be thankful for over the long holiday weekend.
A record more than 2.9 million ticket holders passed through security at the nation’s airports on Sunday, according to the Transportation Security Administration. announced on monday.
The figure marked the busiest day for air travel in U.S. history and came despite a cross-country storm that brought up to 8 inches of snow to the Midwest and rain to the Northeast.
The inclement weather caused low visibility at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, a major hub, and delayed more than 900 flights there on Sunday, according to ABC News.
However, only three flights were canceled at O’Hare.
In the two days after Thanksgiving, the TSA had scanned 4.8 million passengers, agency officials said.
BREAKING NEWS: Yesterday (Nov. 26), TSA screened just over 2.9 million people at airports nationwide, marking a record for the agency: the busiest day in US history. air travel.
As #vacationtrips The season continues, we remind passengers to arrive early at the airport.
—TSA (@TSA) November 27, 2023
Air travelers wait to clear security ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Nov. 21. JIM LO SCALZO/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Travelers brave TSA lines at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Nov. 22. REUTERS
Some 5.3 million had boarded flights in the United States in the two days before the holiday.
Airlines for America, which represents American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and others, predicted that the TSA would screen 29.9 million passengers between Nov. 17 and Nov. 27, a 9% increase from the same period last year. last year and an increase of 1.7 million passengers. from pre-pandemic levels.
Federal transportation officials said they had hired more air traffic controllers and opened new routes on the East Coast before the bombing, which came as airlines had also added tens of thousands of employees in recent years.
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